France
Allocate 2018: ESG gains traction with European LPs
Numerous reports and studies have shown that LPs are increasingly concerned about their GPs' environmental, social and governance policies
MBO Partenaires backs Laboratoires Embryolisse
French GP provides a €16m ticket for the transaction, which values Embryolisse at between €50-100m
Weinberg's Pharma Omnium sells Biodim subsidiary
Apax Partners' NuPharm acquires France-based Laboratoire Biodim from its parent company
SwanCap launches co-investment fund
SwanCap held a final close on тЌ433m for SwanCap Opportunities Fund III in February 2018
PE-backed Neovia sold to trade in €1.53bn deal
Eurazeo, Unigrains and Idia owned Neovia alongisde French cooperative group InVivo
Blackstone acquires Averys in SBO
Acquirer of the storage products manufacturer drew capital from Blackstone Capital Partners VII
Bridgepoint buys Privatesportshop in SBO
GP buys a majority stake while previous backer Pechel Industries partially exits
Eurazeo in talks to buy Albingia
Albingia plans to use the GP's long-term institutional shareholder base to develop in the market
Charterhouse eyes France's Funecap
ICG provided Funecap with €350m in unitranche debt at the end of last year
Atomico, Korelya back Oh Bibi
Venture capital firms inject €21m into the France-based mobile games startup
Highland Europe holds €463m final close
Tech-focused fund will be equally deployed across France, Germany, the UK and the rest of Europe
Idinvest backs Blue Soft
Idinvest acquires a 25% stake in the digital transformation business, injecting €10m
Etoile ID, Ace Management back Rafaut
Ace, which has backed Rafaut since 2015 via its Aerofund III fund, reinvests in the business
3i sells Etanco to management and ICG
GP reaps €102m from the sale of the manufacturer of building fasteners and fixing systems
Bridgepoint invests in Burger King France
Corporate Groupe Bertrand sells significant minority stake in France-based burger chain
Golding launches 2018 buyout strategy
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg at the end of May as Golding Buyout 2018 SCS SICAV-FIAR
Tamburi's Roche-Bobois announces IPO price range
Offering amount is €21.76m, and could be increased to €25.02m with overallotment
BPI France backs Dreem in €31m funding round
Previous backers also participated in the round bringing the total raised by Dreem to €53m
Omnes-backed Batiweb bolts-on HelloArtisan
Batiweb is aiming to provide a full service to individuals working on renovation projects
Eurazeo buys ST Group in SBO
UI Gestion sells its stake in the sensitive areas security specialist, renamed Vitaprotech
Bregal launches €40m ESG-dedicated fund
Bregal Sustainable Development Fund will provide loans on favourable terms to portfolio companies
Alven, Otium back Feed in €15m round
Round of funding will help the health-focused startup to expand internationally
KKR's Webhelp bolts on Sellbytel
Backed by KKR since 2015, Webhelp buys outsourced sales provider Sellbytel Group
OpenGate sells NorPaper to trade
Lebanon-based Gemayel Freres & Chaoui Industriel buys the French paper specialist